AutoCAD 2002 Inside & Out, Second Edition

Section 3: Bring on the Aspirin

Chapter List

Chapter 26: Are Your Blocks Smart?
Chapter 27: Editing Your Attributes
Chapter 28: The Down-and-Dirty Basics of Customizing
Chapter 29: Button Menus and Accelerator Keys
Chapter 30: Toolbar Customization
Chapter 31: Customizing Your Pull-Down Menus
Chapter 32: The Long-Lost Image Tile Menus
Chapter 33: Customizing Your Keyboard in AutoCAD 2002
Chapter 34: Limitless Linetypes
Chapter 35: Calculating Geometries
Chapter 36: The Top Secret Filter Command
Chapter 37: The World of Raster

Part Overview

You've made it to my favorite section! Hidden within are the keys that unlock the door to AutoCAD Gurudom. The ever-popular columns on attributes and those focusing on conquering customization are contained within this final section. So go get your aspirin bottle, set it next to the computer, brace yourself, and have a look at the most advanced chapters in this book. Remember no pain no gain!

Overview

Just about everyone uses blocks in their day-to-day drawing life. Why not make them smart? When you insert a title block, do you tediously go through the process of entering line after line of text to fill in the boxes, or do you have it setup so the block automatically prompts you for the answers while you sit back and watch AutoCAD fill in the boxes for you? When you insert a part, would you like to store the model number, cost, or anything else along with it? Perhaps later you'd like to extract the information into a bill of materials and insert the information into...

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